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femina.

woman; female;

6 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈfeː.mɪ.na]Classical-Latin[ˈfɛː.mi.na]

  1. woman

    declension-1

  2. wife

    declension-1

  3. female

    declension-1 · feminine

  4. the feminine gender

    declension-1
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)-der. Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-m̥h₁n-éh₂ Proto-Italic *θēmanā Proto-Italic *fēmanā Latin fēmina From Proto-Italic *fēmanā, from earlier *θēmanā, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-m̥h₁n-éh₂ (“[the one] nursing, breastfeeding”), the feminine mediopassive participle of *dʰeh₁(y)- (“to suck, suckle”). Related to fellō, fētus, fīlius. Displaced Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn (“woman”).

noun[ˈfɛ.mɪ.na]Classical-Latin[ˈfɛː.mi.na]

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of femur and femen

    accusative · form-of · nominative · plural · vocative
Where this word comes from

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verb[ˈfeː.mɪ.naː]Classical-Latin[ˈfɛː.mi.na]

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of fēminō

    active · form-of · imperative · present · second-person · singular
Where this word comes from

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